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a) One set-point must be within a few degrees of 0°C (32°F or

273.15K) (preferably as close to 0°C as possible).

b) One set-point must be below 0°C.

c) Two set-points must be above 0°C.

4.

The following IPTS-68 coefficients are always calculated:

a) R0

b) ALPHA

c) DELTA

d) a4

e) c4

5.

Residuals are not calculated when calculating IPTS-68 coefficients.

3.7.3

Callendar-Van Dusen coefficients

The following requirements must be met when Callendar-Van Dusen is selected
as the type of coefficients to calculate for Platinum probes. For more informa-
tion concerning the method used to calculate the Callendar-Van Dusen coeffi-
cients, see Section 3.8, Methods Used for Calculating Coefficients.

1.

The Reference Probe readings must be in temperature (°C, °F or K).

2.

The UUT (test probe) readings must be in resistance (Ohms or KOhms).

3.

At least 3 set-points must be used but no more than 10 set-points can be
used. If any one of the set-points is below 0°C (32°F or 273.15K), at
least 4 set-points must be used.

Note: This software automatically determines if the BETA coefficient

needs to be calculated based on the following criteria:

• The Reference reading closest to 0°C is not used to determine whether

BETA is calculated.

• If any other Reference reading is below 0°C, BETA will be calculated.
• Otherwise, BETA will not be calculated.

4.

One of the set-points used should be close to 0°C. This is not a require-
ment, however results of the calculations become less reliable when no
reading is near 0°C because the software must interpolate the reading at
0°C based on the readings provided.

5.

The following Callendar-Van Dusen coefficients are calculated:

a) R0

b) ALPHA

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